DrownedInSound — By way of Desaparecidos some years earlier, I was already a big Bright Eyes fan by the time I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning arrived in January 2005. In fact I was counting the days until it and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn received their twin releas... more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, Desaparecidos reunited to perform at Concert For Equality, an event meant to raise awareness/ire about Arizona’s SB1070 immigration law and Fremont, Nebraska’s equally creepy/recently passed/ACLU-baiting city ordinance that proh... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Conor Oberst talks to the Omaha World-Herald about the one-off Desaparecidos reunion. Tom McCarthy talks to the Observer about his smart new novel, C. "The avant garde can't be ignored, so to ignore it – as most humanist British novelists... more info

Silent Uproar — The recently announced Concert for Equality will take place on July 31st in Omaha and feature Cursive, Bright Eyes, and a reunited Desaparecidos as well as Lullaby For The Working Class, among others. All proceeds go to the ACLU Nebraska's effort to ... more info

Stereogum — In his open letter to an Arizona promoter about SB1070 and the state boycott, Conor Oberst mentioned a similar law passing in Fremont, Nebraska. Writes Oberst: Our situation requires immediate legal action and a campaign for public awareness (there h... more info

DrownedInSound — Sometimes the best things are the most short-lived. Like Blackburn's title winning season of 1995. And errr, some other things. Anyway, the Conor Oberst-including Saddle Creek supergroup that was Desaparecidos could also be put into that particular c... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Remember Bright Eyes? Of course you do. That’s your favorite band, ever. You were into Conor Oberst before he released Lifted and got super popular. You are even into his side projects like Desparecidos, and the BE album Cassadaga about his time in... more info

Radio Exile — For Conor Oberst fans like myself who own every piece of material that the dude has ever put out (I know, it’s an unexpected development, right?) but Omaha, Nebraska’s own Desaparecidos have announced a reunion show, July 31st at the Concert For ... more info